More than 6,000 people have been displaced from five communities in Kebbi State following recent attacks attributed to banditry groups, according to a joint humanitarian assessment.
The assessment, conducted by the Nigerian Red Cross Society, NRCS, the State Emergency Management Agency, SEMA, and Médecins Sans Frontières, MSF, between August 28 and 31, 2026, found that population movements were continuing and expanding across parts of the state.
In Kanya community, 6,430 displaced persons from five villages, Dpindu, Dkwala, Kundurku, Rafin Gora and Gwazawa, were identified during the assessment.
The affected population includes 3,879 children, 450 pregnant women, 197 lactating women, 850 adult males, 984 adult females and 70 unaccompanied persons.
The assessment also documented continued displacement in Danko-Wasagu and Sakaba Local Government Areas of the Zuru Emirate, indicating that the humanitarian situation extends beyond the locations initially affected by the attacks.
Between August 17 and 19, more than 5,000 people reportedly fled eight communities in Jega Local Government Area following attacks attributed locally to banditry groups, with most of them moving to Jega town.
More than 2,500 displaced persons were initially accommodated at Jega Model Primary School, while others sought shelter with host families.
The continued use of the school as a temporary displacement centre has raised concerns ahead of the planned reopening of schools on September 12, with an urgent need for an alternative site and coordinated relocation of the displaced persons.
The wider assessment covered 18 affected communities across Bagudo, Jega, Koko-Besse, Shanga and Yauri LGAs, where deaths, injuries, displacement and damage to homes and livelihoods were recorded.
Available assessment data showed that 73 people were killed and 177 others injured in the reported incidents.
The NRCS said population figures were still being consolidated and verified across the various assessment locations as the displacement situation continues to evolve.
Insecurity: Over 6,000 displaced as attacks trigger fresh population movement in Kebbi communities
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